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“He feels that ‘all sheriffs should follow the examples of those who are opposed to any federal laws that would restrict citizens from practicing their Second Amendment rights,’ and he cites our Lord High Sheriff here in Henderson County who spoke out against federal regulations that would be unconstitutional. Firstly, Mr. Roberts should read, or re-read, our Constitution and familiarize himself with why our Constitution exists in the first place,” she responds. “As I remember my history, our Founders decided that rather than a gaggle of individual states, we would be much safer and better off as one big whole country with common coinage, laws, etc. To reinforce that decision, we fought an ugly four-year war several decades later. Our Union prevailed, remember? Now I will fight anyone who says my cousin Charlie doesn’t have a right to his opinion, out of uniform and as a private citizen, but he was totally out of line to express his opinion as he did for this paper while in uniform. His job as sheriff is to enforce the law as it is written, not as he interprets it. He has done many good things with his life, but Supreme Court justice he is not and I, personally, do not want any law enforcement officer to interpret our laws as he or she sees fit. So please, Mr. Roberts, disabuse yourself of anything like what you suggested.”

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‘WITH A SMILE’: Jim Foster of Mills River offers a little humor at tax time with the story about a nervous taxpayer unhappily conversing with an IRS auditor. At one point, the auditor exclaimed, “We feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the United States of America. As a citizen, you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to eagerly pay them with a smile.” “Thank God,” said the taxpayer. “I thought you were going to ask for cash.”

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‘IT WAS DELICIOUS!’: The strawberry season at Strawberry Hill U.S.A. in the Cooley Springs community just over the border in South Carolina always attracts from Columbus one of its first customers, and there last weekend to load up on the delicious berries and more was that customer, John Albree. His visit began at the café. “I had a wonderful breakfast,” he says. “I consumed lots of hot coffee and ordered a three-egg sausage-and-cheese omelet with a side order of hash browns with cheese and onions. Add to that one huge homemade ‘cathead’ biscuit.”

Then it was time to head over to the produce shed, where he found overflowing buckets of freshly picked strawberries. “They were gorgeous, ripe, red strawberries,” he reports. “I must admit to trying one before leaving. It was delicious! I did have a chance to place my order for seven gallons of berries for Tryon United Methodist Church’s upcoming dinner. It looks like a wonderful 2013 for strawberries.” The farm is on Highway 11 east of I-26.

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The Flat Rock Playhouse’s next production will be “Cotton Patch Gospel,” which will open Wednesday at Playhouse Downtown.

The bluegrass musical is a modern retelling of the Gospel in the setting of rural Georgia with songs that are the final work of Harry Chapin. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; matinees on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

All tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 693-0731 or going online at www.flatrockplayhouse. org. Discounts are available for seniors, AAA members, military personnel, students and groups. Playhouse Downtown is located at 125 S.

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Mark your calendars for the annual Spring-Go Festival that promises loads of fun May 18 at Chimney Rock Village.

You can get tickets for the Pie Bingo event at either Medina’s Café or Coffee on the Rocks.

<p>Sarah Wall of Mills River wasn't amused by Hendersonville resident Dick Roberts' latest thoughts on gun control.</p><p>“He feels that 'all sheriffs should follow the examples of those who are opposed to any federal laws that would restrict citizens from practicing their Second Amendment rights,' and he cites our Lord High Sheriff here in Henderson County who spoke out against federal regulations that would be unconstitutional. Firstly, Mr. Roberts should read, or re-read, our Constitution and familiarize himself with why our Constitution exists in the first place,” she responds. “As I remember my history, our Founders decided that rather than a gaggle of individual states, we would be much safer and better off as one big whole country with common coinage, laws, etc. To reinforce that decision, we fought an ugly four-year war several decades later. Our Union prevailed, remember? Now I will fight anyone who says my cousin Charlie doesn't have a right to his opinion, out of uniform and as a private citizen, but he was totally out of line to express his opinion as he did for this paper while in uniform. His job as sheriff is to enforce the law as it is written, not as he interprets it. He has done many good things with his life, but Supreme Court justice he is not and I, personally, do not want any law enforcement officer to interpret our laws as he or she sees fit. So please, Mr. Roberts, disabuse yourself of anything like what you suggested.”</p><p>u</p><p>'WITH A SMILE': Jim Foster of Mills River offers a little humor at tax time with the story about a nervous taxpayer unhappily conversing with an IRS auditor. At one point, the auditor exclaimed, “We feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the United States of America. As a citizen, you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to eagerly pay them with a smile.” “Thank God,” said the taxpayer. “I thought you were going to ask for cash.”</p><p>u</p><p>'IT WAS DELICIOUS!': The strawberry season at Strawberry Hill U.S.A. in the Cooley Springs community just over the border in South Carolina always attracts from Columbus one of its first customers, and there last weekend to load up on the delicious berries and more was that customer, John Albree. His visit began at the café. “I had a wonderful breakfast,” he says. “I consumed lots of hot coffee and ordered a three-egg sausage-and-cheese omelet with a side order of hash browns with cheese and onions. Add to that one huge homemade 'cathead' biscuit.”</p><p>Then it was time to head over to the produce shed, where he found overflowing buckets of freshly picked strawberries. “They were gorgeous, ripe, red strawberries,” he reports. “I must admit to trying one before leaving. It was delicious! I did have a chance to place my order for seven gallons of berries for Tryon United Methodist Church's upcoming dinner. It looks like a wonderful 2013 for strawberries.” The farm is on Highway 11 east of I-26.</p><p>u</p><p>LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The Flat Rock Playhouse's next production will be “Cotton Patch Gospel,” which will open Wednesday at Playhouse Downtown.</p><p>The bluegrass musical is a modern retelling of the Gospel in the setting of rural Georgia with songs that are the final work of Harry Chapin. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; matinees on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.</p><p>All tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 693-0731 or going online at www.flatrockplayhouse. org. Discounts are available for seniors, AAA members, military personnel, students and groups. Playhouse Downtown is located at 125 S.</p><p>Main St. in Hendersonville. u</p><p>Mark your calendars for the annual Spring-Go Festival that promises loads of fun May 18 at Chimney Rock Village.</p><p>You can get tickets for the Pie Bingo event at either Medina's Café or Coffee on the Rocks.</p><p>Reach Lou Parris at 828-694-7836 or molehills@blueridgenow.com.</p>